Question

Under the gold standard of currency exchange that existed from 1879 to 1914, an ounce of gold cost $20.67 in U.S. dollars and £4.2474 in British pounds. Therefore, the exchange rate of pounds per dollar under this fixed exchange regime was:________.A) £4.8665/$.B) £0.2055/$.C) always changing because the price of gold was always changing.D) unknown because there is not enough information to answer this question.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. £0.2055/$

Explanation:

Given that

An Ounce of gold cost = $20.67 in US dollars

An ounce of gold cost = £4.2474 in British pounds.

Therefore,

Exchange rate per 1 dollar

= 4.2474 ÷ 20.67

= 0.20548

= 0.2055.

This means that 1 dollar is equivalent to 0.2055 British dollars at that time using that exchange rate.

£0.2055/$